US2013054369A1PendingUtilityA1

Mobile door buster offer transmission with mobile user offer acceptance or redemption

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 22, 2011Filed: Aug 22, 2011Published: Feb 28, 2013
Est. expiryAug 22, 2031(~5.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:David M. GriggRaja BoseMatthew A. CalmanAlicia C. JonesCarrie Anne HansonElizabeth S. VotawErik Stephen Ross
G06Q 30/06G06Q 30/02
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Abstract

A method for communicating one or more offers to one or more users determines a distance between each of the plurality of users and one or more merchants, based at least in part on a first set of data, wherein the first set of data comprises information related to a plurality of users and a plurality of locations, each of the plurality of locations corresponding to one or more of the plurality of users, correlates the distance between each of the users and the one or more merchants to one or more offers, wherein the offers are intended to entice one or more users to travel to one or more locations corresponding with the one or more merchants, determines to which of the plurality of users to make offers, communicates one or more offers to the determined users based at least in part on the correlated distance between each of the users and the one or more merchants, and receives, communicated from a mobile device of a user, acceptance or redemption of one or more of the offers.

Claims

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1 . A method for communicating one or more offers to one or more users, the method comprising:
 determining a distance between each of the plurality of users and one or more merchants, based at least in part on a first set of data, wherein the first set of data comprises information related to a plurality of users and a plurality of locations, each of the plurality of locations corresponding to one or more of the plurality of users;   correlating the distance between each of the users and the one or more merchants to one or more offers, wherein the offers are intended to entice one or more users to travel to one or more locations corresponding with the one or more merchants;   determining to which of the plurality of users to make offers;   communicating one or more offers to the determined users based at least in part on the correlated distance between each of the users and the one or more merchants; and   receiving, communicated from a mobile device of a user, acceptance or redemption of one or more of the offers.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the offers comprises an offer for an e-ticket, e-coupon, or e-product and wherein the method further comprises:
 wirelessly communicating the e-ticket, e-coupon or e-product to the mobile device of the user in response to receiving the acceptance or redemption of the one or more offers.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 initiating a prompt, using the mobile device of the user, for user input regarding the one or more offers, wherein the user input indicates acceptance, rejection, or redemption of one or more offers.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 initiating receiving, using the mobile device of the user, of the user input indicating acceptance, rejection, or redemption of one or more offers.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein receiving user input comprises presenting a virtual button to the user and receiving tactile input from the user corresponding to the virtual button. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 reserving, for the user, the one or more offers in response to the received acceptance of one or more offers.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein reserving the one or more offers comprises reserving for a predetermined period of time after which the reserved offer expires or is offered to another user. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving payment, from the mobile device of the user, for the accepted or redeemed one or more offers.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 processing the received payment; and   communicating a payment completion message to the mobile device of the user.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more offers are communicated to a mobile device of the user remote from the one or more merchant locations and the acceptance or redemption are received from the mobile device of the user remote from the one or more merchant locations. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more offers are communicated to a mobile device of the user proximate one of the merchant locations and the acceptance or redemption are received from the mobile device of the user proximate one of the merchant locations. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 assembling goods or performing services at the merchant location in response to receiving the acceptance or redemption of the one or more offers.   
     
     
         13 . An apparatus for communicating one or more offers to one or more users, the apparatus comprising:
 a computing platform comprising a memory and at least one processor operatively connected with the memory, wherein the processor is configured for:   determining a distance between each of the plurality of users and one or more merchants, based at least in part on a first set of data, wherein the first set of data comprises information related to a plurality of users and a plurality of locations, each of the plurality of locations corresponding to one or more of the plurality of users;   correlating the distance between each of the users and the one or more merchants to one or more offers, wherein the offers are intended to entice one or more users to travel to one or more locations corresponding with the one or more merchants;   determining to which of the plurality of users to make offers;   communicating one or more offers to the determined users based at least in part on the correlated distance between each of the users and the one or more merchants; and   receiving, communicated from a mobile device of a user, acceptance or redemption of one or more of the offers.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein one or more of the offers comprises an offer for an e-ticket, e-coupon, or e-product and wherein the processor is further configured for:
 wirelessly communicating the e-ticket, e-coupon or e-product to the mobile device of the user in response to receiving the acceptance or redemption of the one or more offers.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured for:
 initiating a prompt, using the mobile device of the user, for user input regarding the one or more offers, wherein the user input indicates acceptance, rejection, or redemption of one or more offers.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured for:
 initiating receiving, using the mobile device of the user, of the user input indicating acceptance, rejection, or redemption of one or more offers.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein receiving user input comprises presenting a virtual button to the user and receiving tactile input from the user corresponding to the virtual button. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured for:
 reserving, for the user, the one or more offers in response to the received acceptance of one or more offers.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein reserving the one or more offers comprises reserving for a predetermined period of time after which the reserved offer expires or is offered to another user. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured for:
 receiving payment, from the mobile device of the user, for the accepted or redeemed one or more offers.   
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the processor is further configured for:
 processing the received payment; and   communicating a payment completion message to the mobile device of the user.   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more offers are communicated to a mobile device of the user remote from the one or more merchant locations and the acceptance or redemption are received from the mobile device of the user remote from the one or more merchant locations. 
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more offers are communicated to a mobile device of the user proximate one of the merchant locations and the acceptance or redemption are received from the mobile device of the user proximate one of the merchant locations. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein the processor is further configured for:
 assembling goods or performing services at the merchant location in response to receiving the acceptance or redemption of the one or more offers.   
     
     
         25 . A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for communicating one or more offers to one or more users, the instructions comprising:
 instructions for determining a distance between each of the plurality of users and one or more merchants, based at least in part on a first set of data, wherein the first set of data comprises information related to a plurality of users and a plurality of locations, each of the plurality of locations corresponding to one or more of the plurality of users;   instructions for correlating the distance between each of the users and the one or more merchants to one or more offers, wherein the offers are intended to entice one or more users to travel to one or more locations corresponding with the one or more merchants;   instructions for determining to which of the plurality of users to make offers;   instructions for communicating one or more offers to the determined users based at least in part on the correlated distance between each of the users and the one or more merchants; and   instructions for receiving, communicated from a mobile device of a user, acceptance or redemption of one or more of the offers.   
     
     
         26 . The computer program product of  claim 25 , wherein one or more of the offers comprises an offer for an e-ticket, e-coupon, or e-product and wherein the instructions further comprise:
 instructions for wirelessly communicating the e-ticket, e-coupon or e-product to the mobile device of the user in response to receiving the acceptance or redemption of the one or more offers.   
     
     
         27 . The computer program product of  claim 25 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
 instructions for initiating a prompt, using the mobile device of the user, for user input regarding the one or more offers, wherein the user input indicates acceptance, rejection, or redemption of one or more offers.   
     
     
         28 . The computer program product of  claim 27 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
 initiating receiving, using the mobile device of the user, of the user input indicating acceptance, rejection, or redemption of one or more offers.   
     
     
         29 . The computer program product of  claim 28 , wherein the instructions for receiving user input comprise instructions for presenting a virtual button to the user and receiving tactile input from the user corresponding to the virtual button. 
     
     
         30 . The computer program product of  claim 25 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
 instructions for reserving, for the user, the one or more offers in response to the received acceptance of one or more offers.   
     
     
         31 . The computer program product of  claim 30 , wherein the instructions for reserving the one or more offers comprise instructions for reserving for a predetermined period of time after which the reserved offer expires or is offered to another user. 
     
     
         32 . The computer program product of  claim 25 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
 instructions for receiving payment, from the mobile device of the user, for the accepted or redeemed one or more offers.   
     
     
         33 . The computer program product of  claim 32 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
 instructions for processing the received payment; and   instructions for communicating a payment completion message to the mobile device of the user.   
     
     
         34 . The computer program product of  claim 25 , wherein the one or more offers are communicated to a mobile device of the user remote from the one or more merchant locations and the acceptance or redemption are received from the mobile device of the user remote from the one or more merchant locations. 
     
     
         35 . The computer program product of  claim 25 , wherein the one or more offers are communicated to a mobile device of the user proximate one of the merchant locations and the acceptance or redemption are received from the mobile device of the user proximate one of the merchant locations. 
     
     
         36 . The computer program product of  claim 35 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
 instructions for assembling goods or performing services at the merchant location in response to receiving the acceptance or redemption of the one or more offers.

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